Duke Nukem Forever Coming 2008, Maybe With Original XBLA

In communications with the Dallas Business Journal, 3D Realms' President Scott Miller confirmed all sorts of news about the Duke Nukem franchise of games. (We wish that anything "confirmed" about Duke Nukem didn't just make us giggle at this point.)

First and foremost, the elusive Duke Nukem Forever is slated for a late 2008 release. As for platforms, Miller explains:

"We haven't formally announced any platforms for DNF...But, of course hitting the big three makes the most sense (PC, PS3, 360)."

As for rumors of an XBLA version of Duke Nukem classic, those are now looking pretty legit.

The details are light, but the XBLA version will feature everything you'd expect, including online multiplayer, co-op (unspecified if that is online or not), and your typical scoreboards and achievements. 3D Realms is negotiating with Microsoft to get a release window of "sometime this year" on this title as well.

But this XBLA download makes me wonder—I've always considered LIVE's retro titles to be designed for "glory days" gamers who were looking to recapture magic of years gone by. How many of our younger readers use the service to download games that they never originally played, like Tapper or Doom? How many of you will download the original Duke Nukem if you like the new version?

Im not expecting it to actually come though. But if it does come, im buying it regardless of the reviews because im a big fan of Duke Nukem. Even if it sucks ill still like it. Ill also get the XBLA game.

Well its not a bad thing. If you wanna make it like that then good for you! I personally never cared for myspace type things, even though I have one, I never go to it But alot of other people love it, so I guess its a good thing.